1920's Pocket-Spill

  I paid a visit to a local park I have been wanting to check out and came up with a few items of interest: namely a beautiful Buffalo nickel with a fantastic patina (unfortunately no clear date), a 1912 Barber dime, a devastated 1880 Indian Head penny, two wheat pennies (still in the cleaning process), a nice 19th century buckle, and a pretty little bejeweled brooch from the 1800's. The Barber dime actually came out of the ground wedged between the two wheaties, the result of some unfortunate pocket-spill about a hundred years ago.

Locked Eternally

 I found this in our yard last Fall. I am posting it now because it sits on a shelf in our home and has, over the Winter, become one of my favorite finds. And because the ground here is still frozen--despite the fact that it is almost April--and I am having a difficult time digging up anything new. I cannot express how ready I am for this cold weather to break...

It's Still Cold

 Here is the thermometer scale referred to in the last post. It is copper and I just noticed the script along the side that says things like "blood heat" next to 99 and "freezing" beside 31. When I dug it up, it was curled up into a little roll and I almost discarded it without looking closer. The experts always say to take all you suspect trash home with you, so it can be cleaned and examined more carefully.

Cogsley Cogs

 This came out of Union Commons, probably part of an old clock. I have recognized in the eastern part of the park an indentation in the earth which appears to be the site of an old foundation. I am certain some old-timer will come along who can tell me what was there. Anyway, I have been finding the more "domestic" items (such as the key, this cog, a thermometer, etc...) near this indentation.